"New Fire Maps Put Nearly 4 Million Californians In Hazardous Zones"

"CalFire released its fourth and final round of color-coded hazard maps. Different colors come with different rules."

"New bursts of yellow dot the hills of Mendocino County.

Smears of burnt orange now span the aqueduct near Bakersfield.

A fresh splash of crimson juts east of Chico like a fresh wound.

With the release of its fourth and final round of color-coded hazard maps this morning, California’s firefighting agency is showing just how much of the state is prone to wildfire — and how much that computationally-modeled danger zone has grown since the state issued its last round of local hazard maps more than a decade ago."

Ben Christopher reports for CalMatters March 24, 2025.